Carthaginian

Variant of Carthage

Carthage definition

Car·thage (kär′t̸hij)

ancient city-state in N Africa, founded (9th cent. ) by Phoenicians near the site of modern Tunis and destroyed by the Romans in 146 (see Punic Wars): rebuilt by Romans (44 ) & destroyed by Arabs ( 698)

Related Forms:

  • Carthaginian Car′·tha·gin′·ian (-t̸hə jin′ē ən) adjective, noun

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